Life sentence in kidnapping, rape

A man convicted of forcing an intoxicated woman into his car, taking her to a secluded area and sexually battering her has been sentenced to three concurrent life sentences, a news release from the State Attorney’s Office said.

Bret Randall May, 43, of Gulf Breeze reportedly committed battery on the woman on Pensacola Beach in August of 2013, the release said. Witnesses notified law enforcement of what was happening, and officers reportedly located May’s vehicle and witnessed a portion of the attack.

May was convicted by an Escambia County jury in June of 2014. According to the release, he is a registered sexual predator who has been previously convicted of three sex offenses in Alabama.

Today, Circuit Judge Linda Nobles sentenced May to life in prison without parole for one count of kidnapping, as well as two concurrent life sentences without parole on two counts of sexual battery.